NBN Online for the week of May 4, 2009

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Lost Wealth Won’t Keep 50+ Home Buyers Down for Long
‘Get Housing Moving’ Tour Hits Sales Goal in 53 Days on the Road
NAHB Members Urged to Take Precautions Against Swine Flu
Coast to Coast
First-Time Buyers Find Deals, Help Perk Up House Sales
housing forum
Letter to the Editor: Higher Economic Ground Is Far Off
Politics & Government
Congress Omits Limiting Mortgage Interest Deduction
'Cramdown' Amendment Fails in Senate
Former Congressman, HUD Secretary Jack Kemp Dies at 73
Economics & Finance
Bank of America Home Loans Brand Launched
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
Honesty, Understanding Keys to Negotiating With Lenders
Online Communications and PR Cut Costs, Not Results
Recession Selling 101: Tips to Overcome the Pressure
May 14 Audio Seminar Explores Government Contracting Options
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Fashion Heavy-Duty Sawhorse Brackets
Sales
Customer Relations: What It Means, Why You Should Care
Remodelers
Audio Seminar on Lead Paint Now Free to NAHB Members
Boost ‘Remodeling Month’ With Free Materials From NAHB
Design
Enter 2009 Best in American Living Design Competition
Commercial
Enter NCBC 2010 Awards of Excellence Competition
Education
One-Day Passes Available for Green Building Conference
Education Calendar
Green Building
First Home Certified Emerald Under Green Building Standard
Free House Plans Add Green Building Standard Checklist
Greensburg, Kan. Puts Green in Tornado Recovery Effort
environment
Return to Old ESA Rules Expected to Delay Approvals
hbi
Latino Students Become ‘Team Builders’ for Housing Industry
Building Products
Home Depot to Award $300,000 to Trades Students This Fall
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
CBG Funds Boost High School's Building Trades Program
Association News
People Magazine Profiles Charleston Builder 'Heroes'
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 26-30 in Washington
Mother's Day Gift Ideas From FTD
Spring Board Last Chance for Spokesperson Training in 2009
Save More With Hertz Off-Airport Locations
Williams Scotsman Offers $1.99 First-Month Storage Container
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

People Magazine Profiles Charleston Builder 'Heroes'

NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 26-30 in Washington

Mother's Day Gift Ideas From FTD

Save More With Hertz Off-Airport Locations

Williams Scotsman Offers $1.99 First-Month Storage Container

Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer

Calendar of Events

Spring Board Last Chance for Spokesperson Training in 2009

Register online or the NAHB Spokesperson Training one-day sessions — “Interview Skills” and “Presentation Skills” — at the upcoming NAHB spring board of directors meeting in Washington D.C. in May.

These sessions will not be offered during the fall board of directors meeting in Chicago, so the spring sessions will be the last opportunity for NAHB members to receive this valuable training this year.

With NAHB's new faster and more convenient registration process, members can register securely with a credit card for one or both of the Spokesperson Training sessions.

In "Interview Skills," NAHB members will learn how to give clear, concise answers in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview. “Interview Sills” will help participants master strategies for broadcast and print interviews, including message development.

Members who attend "Presentation Skills" will learn how to confidently prepare and deliver dynamic presentations to any audience. "Presentation Skills" focuses on how to organize and deliver a speech and presentation with accompanying question and answer sessions.

Spring Board Spokesperson Sessions:

  • "Interview Skills" — Wednesday, May 27
  • "Presentation Skills" — Thursday, May 28


Both one-day sessions are from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration is limited to 12 participants.

The fee for each seminar is $495 per person.

For more information and to register, click here.

Each seminar is led by professional communication consultants who have more than 30 years of experience training NAHB members on the critical issues they face every day.

More than 15,000 NAHB leaders have taken Spokesperson Training since the program began in 1979.   

For more information, e-mail Brooke Fishel at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.


 

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